Tottenham Hotspur avoided their fourth successive defeat in the Premier League as they edged past Aston Villa 2-1 at home. The home side took the lead through Hojbjerg. Watkins then equalized for the visitors in the second half. Matt Targett gave the home side the advantage when he deflected a cross into his own net under pressure from Lucas Moura.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
Which team dominated the aerial duels? Which player had the highest xG?
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Tottenham lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Harry Kane led the attack for the home side with support from Son, Ndombele and Lucas Moura.
Harry Kane dropped deep in his own half to receive the ball and link up with his midfielders. Substitute Bryan Gil was the man highest up the pitch for Tottenham.
Aston Villa lined up in a back three, 3-5-2 formation. Watkins and Ings led the attack up front for the visitors.
The visitors occupied spaces in the opponent half. The defenders pushed up the pitch but remained in their own half.
The home side had the upper hand in terms of xG. Tottenham had an xG of 1.60 to Aston Villa’s 1.21. They also took more shots and shots on target. Aston Villa made more recoveries in the opponent half while Spurs had more possession.
Both Watkin and Son shared the highest xG in the match, 0.68, although only Watkins got on the score sheet between the two of them. Son made the highest number of dribbles while Kane took the highest number of shots. Tyrone Mings won the most number of aerial duels.
The home side took a total of 17 shots in the match with seven shots on target. They took most of their shots from outside the opponent box, one of their goals was also scored from the outside.
The visitors had 12 total shots in the match, just three on target. They took an equal number of shots from outside and inside the opposition box.
Aston Villa came out on top in terms of the xT timeline in both halves. Tottenham started the game with higher xG but Aston Villa came back strong initially during the second half only to be overtaken by the home side later in the second half.
Emerson attempted the highest number of passes for his team, 63 while Hojberg received the highest number of passes from his team, 47.
Tyrone Ming attempted the highest number of passes for his team, 46 while Target received the highest number of passes from his team, 24.
Tottenham dominated the passing zones in the half-spaces on the right-wing. They made just one successful smart pass into the opposition box.
Aston Villa played multiple crosses into the opposition box from both wings with most of their successful crosses delivered from the right-wing. They dominated passing zones in their own half.
Harry Kane created the highest xT from his passes, 0.41. Tottenham created their highest xT from inside the opposition box.
Son created the highest xT from his dribbles, 0.126 although he played many misplaced passes which brought down his xT from passes.
Aston Villa also created their highest xT from inside the opposition box. Targett created the highest xT from his passes, 0.494.
Matty Cash created the highest xT from dribbles followed by Ings.
The home side were successful in winning defensive duels in their own half on the left-wing and on the right-wing. Regulion engaged in 14 defensive duels, winning just one.
Lucas Moura, Harry Kane and Cristian Romero were successful in winning aerial duels for the home side. Tottenham won most of their aerial duels.
Tottenham recovered most of their loose balls. Kane won two of his seven loose ball duels.
Aston Villa were successful in winning defensive duels in their own half. Douglas Luiz won three of his 13 defensive duels.
Both Tyrone Mings and Hause were dominant in the air. Mings won seven of his 14 aerial duels while Hause won five of his 10.
Aston Villa successfully recovered loose balls near the centre and in the opponent half with multiple players contributing effectively.
With pressure mounting on Nuno, he would definitely be relieved that his side edged past Aston Villa. Although it remains to be seen if they can continue winning in their upcoming fixtures.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa